CHAPTER 234: CHAPTER 221 DON’T MEET AGAIN 1

The roast duck restaurant, reportedly the best in J city and introduced by Xun Chen, who fancies himself a gourmet, was at the end of this street. Holding hands, the two of them walked leisurely forward. Their shadows elongated behind them and eventually merged, as if it were meant to be.

"In this world, apart from me... no one else can match with you!"

"No one can do it!"

"Yes, apart from you, no one else will do."

Li Yanan and Lin Zhenxin intertwined their fingers tightly, completely unaware that there was a slow-moving black BMW trailing at a distance behind.

Inside the dimly lit car, Susan He turned her head to look at He Bainian beside her.

His gaze was fixated on the two people ahead.

This was just a mere coincidence, yet even so, Susan He could discern something from He Bainian’s expression.

——Brother is fond of her...

Recalling He Nuoxin’s words, Susan He’s expression instantly became serious.

"In my view, those two don’t match." Suddenly, Susan He spoke up.

He Bainian frowned and slowly turned his head.

"Aunt..." He Bainian didn’t want Susan He to cause any more trouble for these two because of He Nuoxin’s influence.

Let bygones be bygones.

Besides, Nuoxin’s current state is really unhealthy.

Susan He didn’t utter another word, just gazing deeply at the two people...

After an intense lovemaking session.

Li Chengze stood by the floor-to-ceiling window with a cigarette in his mouth, and in two days, he was to wed Tu Haohao.

The white smoke enveloped most of his face, casting an aura of gloom and oppression.

The floor was strewn with the chaotic remnants of men’s and women’s clothing, tangled together, seemingly proclaiming the complexity of this relationship to the world.

The sound of the shower stopped, and He Nuoxin, wrapped in a towel and barefoot, silently exited the bathroom like a cat, approaching Li Chengze. She reached out to take the cigarette from his mouth, elegantly took a couple of puffs, and nestled into his embrace.

"Let’s not meet again." Suddenly, Li Chengze spoke.

Those words made He Nuoxin pause her movement instantly, and after a seemingly endless period, she chuckled lightly twice.

"What? Now that the wedding is near, you don’t want to maintain this kind of relationship?"

The hotel’s signature rose-scented bath gel, mixed with the scent of smoke, made for a heady fragrance, akin to poppies, irresistibly intoxicating.

Li Chengze gave He Nuoxin a deep look, then turned to pick up his suit from the floor, retrieving a check already signed from inside, handing it to her.

"What do you mean?" Only now did He Nuoxin realize that Li Chengze was serious about what he said.

"Nuoxin, I’m getting married. Continuing this relationship with me isn’t good for you."

Li Chengze spoke in a low tone, and He Nuoxin was surprised to hear him say this, staring at the check in her hand with a playful expression.

"If that little white lotus at your place knew how good you are to me, would she hate me to death?"

He Nuoxin, soft and boneless, leaned into Li Chengze’s arms, truthfully not caring about money; what mattered was the feeling of being cherished by someone.

It was a taste she couldn’t savor with Li Yanan.

At the mention of Tu Haohao, Li Chengze’s expression turned a little dazed.

Since that night, they rarely spent time alone, if at all.

Whenever they met, it was always Tu Haohao taking the initiative, and now, she wouldn’t even say a word, just a look that left Li Chengze feeling indescribably peculiar.

He could see that Tu Haohao was changing.

Her gaze, her body language, subtly distancing themselves.

Others might not notice, but Li Chengze could clearly capture every move Tu Haohao made.

Sometimes she would look at him, her pupils unfocused, lost in thought.

She thought he didn’t know...

Li Chengze was deep in thought, when He Nuoxin, noticing his distraction, grew displeased and gently stroked his cheek, seemingly intending to press her lips against his...

But just before she got close, Li Chengze instinctively stepped back to avoid her.

He Nuoxin was quite displeased.

"In any case, this is the last time I’ll see you, there won’t be a next time!"

Li Chengze reiterated, his expression exuding an unyielding precision that brooked no contradiction.

He Nuoxin remained silent for a long time...

Lin Zhenxin walked out of the roast duck restaurant satisfied.

Tonight, unusually, her appetite was strong, perhaps because the sliced cucumber was so refreshing that she didn’t feel like throwing up at all.

Yet Li Yanan, from start to finish, just helped her wrap the pancakes and didn’t eat much himself.

"Had fun?" Li Yanan maintained his usual calm demeanor.

Lin Zhenxin nodded fervently, utterly delighted.

"I didn’t eat a single bite." Li Yanan glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. Though his tone was flat, Lin Zhenxin still detected a slight accusation in his voice...

"Actually... it wasn’t that delicious." Lin Zhenxin quickly spoke up, trying to salvage the situation.

"Hmm?" The sound of Li Yanan’s hum made Lin Zhenxin’s heart race.

"Okay, I lied. It was really delicious!"

The roasted duck had a thin, crispy skin, sliced paper-thin, combined with cucumber strips, scallion strips, and the secret sweet sauce. Just one bite was enough to leave an endless aftertaste!

"And I didn’t get to taste it." Li Yanan spoke again.

"..." This time Lin Zhenxin chose to remain silent; the more you say, the more mistakes you make.

"How about..." After not hearing her respond for a while, Li Yanan suddenly spoke again, causing Lin Zhenxin to look up in confusion.

The next second, her chin was lifted by Li Yanan. Before she could speak, Lin Zhenxin’s eyes widened suddenly.

He... was kissing her.

A very gentle, very slow kiss.

Lightly brushing against her, teasing her, at the same time stirring up the emotions lurking in Lin Zhenxin’s heart.

Even though she was becoming increasingly willful in front of him, Li Yanan still tolerated her as always. That feeling was genuinely indescribable with words.

"It doesn’t seem that delicious after all."

Li Yanan finally let her go, when the air in her lungs was almost squeezed dry.

"You..." Lin Zhenxin covered her mouth. Don’t think she didn’t notice the flash of smugness in his eyes!

"Last night, the night before last, the night before that... you waited until I was asleep and secretly did this to me... then used my hand... don’t think I don’t know!"

Actually, many times she could sense his fervor.

Li Yanan’s deep eyes watched her, those eyes like those of a wolf long starved.

Only then did Lin Zhenxin realize she had stepped on a landmine, slowly backing away with a silly smile on her face.

Everyone says pregnancy muddles the mind for three years, how she could have forgotten, the consequences of provoking Li Yanan...

Just how disastrous can it be?

Soon, though, Lin Zhenxin noticed something was off about Li Yanan’s expression.

As if in an instant, he was shrouded in an icy frost, so rapidly that Lin Zhenxin unconsciously followed his gaze...

And looked behind her.

Not far away, a man and a woman were simultaneously looking in their direction.

A meeting of eyes, Lin Zhenxin’s expression turned cold as well...

Perhaps no one expected to encounter each other at this hour of the night.

At this moment, He Nuoxin was clinging to Li Chengze. They had just completed their Goodbye Kiss. As soon as she looked up, He Nuoxin caught sight of two familiar figures not far away, and simultaneously, a familiar figure that made her heart race upon identifying it, made He Nuoxin immediately push Li Chengze away.

Two men and two women, a true collision on a narrow path.

Even though Lin Zhenxin was already aware of how infatuated Li Chengze was with He Nuoxin, seeing the two intimately leave the hotel with her own eyes, and then...

Cuddling and kissing, she couldn’t help but feel things were going terribly wrong!

Especially considering that Tu Haohao was set to marry this man in just a few days, a feeling of indescribable disgust surged!

"Brother Yannan..." He Nuoxin seemed to change her face, pretending to walk towards Li Yanan.

"Shut up!" Lin Zhenxin snapped, her stomach churning.

At such a time, walking out of a hotel, looking so intimate, with her hair still half-dry, there was no need to guess what had happened between them earlier. Lin Zhenxin couldn’t stand He Nuoxin calling Li Yanan’s name in a soft tone.

Li Yanan stood expressionlessly behind Lin Zhenxin, seemingly unsurprised.

"He Nuoxin, are you especially fond of provoking married men?"

That seductive appearance, which could ooze water, stood in stark contrast to her previously frail image.

"Lin Zhenxin, what does it have to do with you?" Li Chengze’s voice was mocking, not rushing forward to defend as impulsively as before.

"Li Chengze, your filthy affair with He Nuoxin indeed has nothing to do with me, but... don’t forget, in a few days, you are to marry Tu Haohao!"

Even if one doesn’t like it, how can one engage in such a repulsive act?

Lin Zhenxin couldn’t imagine how she would feel if she discovered one day that Li Yanan touched her with hands that had touched another!

As soon as the thought arose in her mind, Lin Zhenxin’s stomach began to churn.

All good mood from tonight was thoroughly extinguished by this unexpected encounter!

"Brother Yannan, it’s not what you think; please listen to my explanation, okay?"

He Nuoxin’s voice was frantic. She was about to bypass Lin Zhenxin towards Li Yanan, but saw that Li Yanan didn’t even look at her, instead wrapping an arm around Lin Zhenxin’s waist.

"Behave yourself, don’t trouble your big brother!"

That was all, no more words!

Lin Zhenxin was indeed furious. Even after getting in the car, the feeling of having a bone stuck in her throat remained terribly apparent.

"Li Chengze and He Nuoxin..." Her mind suddenly recalled the image of Tu Haohao when she first met her, the glow in her eyes when she spoke of Li Chengze, as if the entire starry sky was embedded in her pupils. Even though Lin Zhenxin didn’t want to admit it, she truly was beautiful.